Help to make a game ???

Hi,
I am new in java programming and I would like to make an applet so as to insert into a webpage.

The applet I am trying to make is a game called slided squares.
There are 8 squares (with numbers 1,2,3 ... 8 ) and an empty.
If I click on a square near empty square, it is moved.

Also there is a move counter.

when I find all the squares with arithmetic order the program appears a congratulations dialog message.

Here is the game :
http://leepoint.net/notes-java/examp...idepuzzle.html



and my code until now is :

Code:

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import javax.swing.*;
import java.applet.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.lang.reflect.*;

public class SApplet extends Applet implements ActionListener {
  TextField input,output;
  Label label1,label2, label3, label4, label5, label6;
  JButton[] buttons = new JButton[9];
  JLabel lbl;
  int num, sum = 0,i;
  int[] test = {2,1,3,8,7,5,6,4,0};
  int metrhths = 0;
  Label metrhthsl;
 
  public void init(){
      GridLayout layout = new GridLayout(4,3);
      setLayout(layout);
      Label keno = new Label("");
            Label keno2 = new Label("");
      metrhthsl = new Label("moves: "+Integer.toString(metrhths));
     
      for(i=0;i<9;i++){
          buttons[i]=new JButton(Integer.toString(test[i]));
          add(buttons[i]);
          buttons[i].addActionListener(this);
        }
        add(keno);
        add(metrhthsl);
        add(keno2);
  }
  public int getArrayIndex(int[] myArray, int myObject)
 {
  int ArraySize = Array.getLength(myArray);
  for (int i = 0; i < ArraySize; i++)
      {
      if (myArray[i] == myObject)
        {
        return(i);
        }
      }
  return(-1);
 }

    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae){
        metrhths +=1;
        metrhthsl.setText("moves: "+Integer.toString(metrhths));
        //add(metrhthsl);
        Object source = ae.getSource();
        String label = ae.getActionCommand();
        int labelint = Integer.parseInt(label);
        int index=getArrayIndex(test, labelint);
        if((buttons[index+1].getText()).equals("0")){

  //  if(source==buttons[1]){
       
    int[] test2 = {1,1,3,8,7,5,6,4,0};
   
      for(i=0;i<9;i++){
          buttons[i].setText(Integer.toString(test2[i]));

        }
    }
  }
 
}

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You're using both AWT components as well as Swing components; don't do that: AWT components are 'heavyweight' (the OS draws them) while Swing components are 'light weight' (Java draws them). Combining them without any precautions almost never works. My advice would be to use the Swing components (the stuff starting with a capital J).

kind regards,

Jos

Thanks for your advice !

But I don't know how to make the listeners

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Peter20

Thanks for your advice !

But I don't know how to make the listeners

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you can simply add a mouse Listener to your components

I recommend to use loop like a

Code:

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JButton b;
JPanel p=new JPanel(new GridLayout(3,3));
for (int i=0 i<9; i++)
{
b=new JButton(a_text);
b.addMouseListener(this);
b.setName(String.valueOf(i));
p.add(b);
}

...and listens for

public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent e)
{
 if("0".equals(e.getComponent().getName()))
{...}
}

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or something like that :) but I guess you got the idea